Himalchuli East | 1959 E Ridge-NE Face

A Japan expedition to Himalchuli East in 1959 via E Ridge-NE Face, led by Junjiro Muraki. Summit reached on 21st May 1959. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge-NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Junjiro Muraki
Sponsor	Japanese Alpine Club (JAC)
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Buri Gandaki Valley->Namru
Basecamp Date	1959-03-06
Summit Date	1959-05-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	76
Total Days	82
Termination Date	1959-05-27
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7400m due to steep ice and dwindling supply of food and fuel
High Point (m)	7400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Attempted Himalchuli NE
Campsites	BC(06/03,4200m),C1(10/04,5180m),C2(23/04,5790m),C3(6500m),C4(6100m),C5(10/05,6800m),xxx(21/05,7400m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	1 Sherpa died of edema
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2439074
Year	1959
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	e ridge-ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	22168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Junjiro
Last Name	Muraki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-88
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	junjiro muraki
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23491
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Nima Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1959-05-04
Death Time	-
Death Type	1
Death Height (m)	5790
Death Class	3
AMS	True
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1959) Died 4 May 1959 on Himalchuli East from AMS
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-182
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	nima tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26357
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Yuichi
Last Name	Matsuda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1959-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-88
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuichi matsuda
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	26358
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Shojiro
Last Name	Ishizaka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1959-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-88
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shojiro ishizaka
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26359
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Senya
Last Name	Sumiyoshi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1926
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2422797
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	senya sumiyoshi
Year of Birth	1926
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26360
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Hisashi
Last Name	Tanabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-88
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hisashi tanabe
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Hirotsugu
Last Name	Takeda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-88
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hirotsugu takeda
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26362
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Takeo
Last Name	Yamanoi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sano, Tochigi, Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Testing only?
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2425509
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takeo yamanoi
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26363
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HIME
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Katsuhisa
Last Name	Kimura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Cameraman
Residence	Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-88
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	katsuhisa kimura
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Junjiro Muraki	M	-	Japan	Leader	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenzing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Yuichi Matsuda	M	-	Japan	Deputy Leader	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Shojiro Ishizaka	M	-	Japan	Climber	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Senya Sumiyoshi	M	1926	Japan	Exp Doctor	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Hisashi Tanabe	M	-	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Hirotsugu Takeda	M	-	Japan	Climber	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Takeo Yamanoi	M	1934	Japan	Climber	Sano, Tochigi, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Katsuhisa Kimura	M	-	Japan	Cameraman	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	978
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Reference ID	01
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Muraki, Junjiro
Title	Himalchuli, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	34:70-71 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	989
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Reference ID	02
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Muraki, Junjiro
Title	Himalchuli, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	English
Citation	55:1-4 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Route maps and photos in Japanese section

Field	Value
ID	3727
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Reference ID	03
Year	1959
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman
Title	Himalchuli
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1976
Language	-
Citation	47:44-45 (Jan 1976)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5950
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Reference ID	04
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Mujraki, Junjiro
Title	Himalchuli, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	Japanese
Citation	55:1-32 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Includes route maps and photos in English

Field	Value
ID	13311
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIME59101
Reference ID	05
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196006600/Japanese-Exploration-in-Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
HIME59101	AAJ	Muraki, Junjiro	Himalchuli, 1959	-	34:70-71 (1960)	-
HIME59101	JAC	Muraki, Junjiro	Himalchuli, 1959	-	55:1-4 (1960)	-
HIME59101	MM	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman	Himalchuli	-	47:44-45 (Jan 1976)	-
HIME59101	JAC	Mujraki, Junjiro	Himalchuli, 1959	-	55:1-32 (1960)	-
HIME59101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196006600/Japanese-Exploration-in-Nepal	-	-	-